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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Aisha Al-Qaddafi" <aishagaddafii143@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aishagaddafii243@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 04:21:33 -0800
Subject: it's urgently..

Dear Friend

How are you doing today, I came across your e-mail contact prior a private
search while in need of your assistance. I hope my mail meet you in good
condition of health? Dear I have decided to contact you after much thought
considering the fact that we have not meet before, but because of some
circumstance obliged me, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my
present situation here for your rescue and also for a business
venture/project which I need your assistant in this business establishment
in your country as my foreign partner as well as my legal appointed trustee.

I am Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, the only daughter of the embattled president of
Libya, Hon. Muammar Gaddafi. Am a single Mother and a Widow, I am writing
this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart asking for your urgent help,
I have passed through pains and sorrowful moment since the death of my late
father.

At the meantime, my family is the target of Western nations led by Nato who
wants to destroy my father at all costs. Our investments and bank accounts
in several countries are their targets to freeze. My Father of blessed
memory deposited the sum of eighteen million, Two Hundred Thousand, Dollars
($18.200.000.00) in Central Bank Of Africa Burkina Faso which he used my
name as the next of kin. I have been commissioned by the Bank to present an
interested foreign investor/partner who can stand as my trustee and receive
the fund in his account for a possible investment in his country due to my
status not being able to invest the money in my family name because of the
sanction imposed on my family name by the international communities.

I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand
as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for the transfer of
the fund to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to contact you after
my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take
me as your own sister or daughter. I am willing to negotiate investment
/business profit sharing ratio with you base on the future investment
earning profits. Apologetic for my pictures I will enclose it in my next
mail and more about me when I hear from you okay.

Best Regard

Yours Sincerely.
Aisha Al-Qaddafi.

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